Labasheeda chosen for paint scheme
Labasheeda is to get the treatment afforded to Lahinch, Liscannor and Ennistymon last year as it has been chosen for the paint scheme administered by Clare County Council.
PJ Kelly
‘A visionary & an achiever’ – Jack Daly remembered
Figures across business, political and sporting divides have paid tribute to Jack Daly following his death over the weekend.
Scattery Island ‘can be a big player’ in strengthening Clare’s tourism product
Leading health officials have urged the Irish public to go on staycations in 2020 as opposed to travelling abroad, a Clare councillor has highlighted one location in the West of the county that needs to capitalise on this message.
‘Ready for the challenge’ – Joe Garrihy elected Chair of West Clare MD
Just over twelve months after becoming a county councillor for the first time, Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG) has been elected as Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District.
Council bill on COVID-19 response hits half a million euro
Clare County Council has racked up a bill in the region of €500,000 to date as part of its response to dealing with COVID-19.
‘Local businesses are the backbone of our economy’ – calls made for commercial rates to be frozen
A freeze of commercial rates in Co Clare is needed to allow businesses preserve their future, elected representatives have said.
‘We’ve nothing to fall back on’ – West Clare reps fearful reliance on tourism will prove costly
Swift movement at a national level is needed to sustain the future of North and West Clare, areas which are heavily reliant on tourism.
Irish Water to be pressed to prioritise Miltown Malbay works
Criticism with the “layers of bureaucracy” in Irish Water have been voiced by North-West Clare councillors, while it has been confirmed that the proposed replacement of the old watermain from Miltown Malbay to Mullagh will commence during the first quarter of 2021.
‘Self gagging’ leading to rubber stamping by Clare councillors claims Kelly
*Photograph: Eamon Ward Elected representatives in Clare have said the standing orders in place for meetings of Clare County Council are a form of “self-gagging”.
Planning regulations have ‘sentenced rural Clare to death’ – PJ Kelly
*Cllr PJ Kelly, Cllr Pat McMahon & Cllr PJ Ryan in UL. Photograph: Alan Place Planning rules and regulations have resulted in rural Clare being “sentenced to death” according to one of the most experienced elected representatives on the County Council.